Martin Antonenko
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37. Day, January 22, 2021
Go on!
The next medal almost drove me up the tree while researching. I had never seen such a green "birdie" before - neither as a battle award nor as an anniversary award!
After a number of frustrating attempts, I came up with the idea that this thing might not have anything to do with the whole war fuss - and promptly found it!
It is the medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow" (Russian: Медаль «В память 800-летия Москвы») ...:
This state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union was awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 20, 1947 to prominent prominent Soviet citizens and veterans to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the first important mention of Moscow as a residence, for in 1147 called Yuri Dolgoruky ...
... the prince of Novgorod-Seversky, who was still independent (and wealthy) at the time, with the words "come to me, brother, to Moscow" in the future capital.
As in the next picture of Prince Dolgoruky shows what Moscow was still quite a dump at that time - and looked like "Fort Laramie" at the time of Buffalo Bill ...
The profile on the medal naturally also depicts Prince Dolgurukij.
In the 1970s the thing was published again - and awarded again to important people who had not received the medal at the time.
However, the color of the new edition differed significantly from the original - and the engraving of the prince's head is also slightly different ...:
Our friend wears the original, of course!
With the next medal we are back on safe ground, so to speak, although the thing is also green!
This is not a Soviet award - and also not a Russian one, but it is given by the "independent" (= economically totally dependent on Russia!) State of Belarus and its autocratic ruler Aleksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenko since 1994!
It is the Belarusian jubilee award "60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Minsk", which was presented in 2004.
This is how the whole thing looks painted ...:
Cheers
Go on!
The next medal almost drove me up the tree while researching. I had never seen such a green "birdie" before - neither as a battle award nor as an anniversary award!
After a number of frustrating attempts, I came up with the idea that this thing might not have anything to do with the whole war fuss - and promptly found it!
It is the medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow" (Russian: Медаль «В память 800-летия Москвы») ...:
This state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union was awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 20, 1947 to prominent prominent Soviet citizens and veterans to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the first important mention of Moscow as a residence, for in 1147 called Yuri Dolgoruky ...
... the prince of Novgorod-Seversky, who was still independent (and wealthy) at the time, with the words "come to me, brother, to Moscow" in the future capital.
As in the next picture of Prince Dolgoruky shows what Moscow was still quite a dump at that time - and looked like "Fort Laramie" at the time of Buffalo Bill ...
The profile on the medal naturally also depicts Prince Dolgurukij.
In the 1970s the thing was published again - and awarded again to important people who had not received the medal at the time.
However, the color of the new edition differed significantly from the original - and the engraving of the prince's head is also slightly different ...:
Our friend wears the original, of course!
With the next medal we are back on safe ground, so to speak, although the thing is also green!
This is not a Soviet award - and also not a Russian one, but it is given by the "independent" (= economically totally dependent on Russia!) State of Belarus and its autocratic ruler Aleksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenko since 1994!
It is the Belarusian jubilee award "60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Minsk", which was presented in 2004.
This is how the whole thing looks painted ...:
Cheers
